Did you know that James Montgomery Flagg’s depiction of Uncle Sam decorated the cover of Leslie’s Weekly on July 6, 1916. Millions of copies were reproduced as an Army recruiting poster in 1917 and 1918, when the U.S. was fighting…
Did you know that President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month as a federal observance at the nation’s bicentennial in 1976? He encouraged others, “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area…
